10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

 S QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended: June 30, 2012

£ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission file number 0-18083

Williams Controls, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	84-1099587
(State or other jurisdiction of	(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)	Identification No.)
14100 SW 72nd Avenue,
Portland, Oregon	97224
(Address of principal executive office)	(zip code)

(503) 684-8600

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes S  No £

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (section 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes S No £

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act

Large accelerated filer £	Accelerated filer £
Non-accelerated filer £	Smaller reporting company S

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act)

Yes £ No S

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant's common stock

as of July 31, 2012: 7,379,712

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Williams Controls, Inc.

June 30, 2012

Table of Contents

	Page Number
Part I.  Financial Information
Item 1. Financial Statements (unaudited)
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011	4
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income, three and nine months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011	5
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, three and nine months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011	6
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, nine months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011	7
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	8
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	15
Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	21
Item 4.  Controls and Procedures	21
Part II.  Other Information
Item 1.    Legal Proceedings	23
Item 1A.  Risk Factors	23
Item 2.    Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	23
Item 3.    Defaults Upon Senior Securities	23
Item 4.    Mine Safety Disclosures	23
Item 5.    Other Information	23
Item 6.    Exhibits	24
Signature Page	25

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

Williams Controls, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share information)

(Unaudited)

	June 30, 2012			September 30, 2011
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	2,577		$	1,339
Trade accounts receivable, net		10,397			10,561
Other accounts receivable		657			944
Inventories		8,940			11,334
Deferred income taxes		847			847
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		556			552
Total current assets		23,974			25,577
Property, plant and equipment, net		8,708			9,446
Deferred income taxes		3,061			3,181
Other assets, net		317			337
Total assets	$	36,060		$	38,541
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Revolving loan facility	$	908		$	1,575
Accounts payable		4,557			5,599
Accrued expenses		4,798			5,536
Current portion of employee benefit obligations		201			201
Total current liabilities		10,464			12,911
Long-term Liabilities:
Employee benefit obligations		7,287			8,069
Other long-term liabilities		134			126
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ Equity:
Preferred Stock ($.01 par value, 50,000,000 authorized) Series C (No shares were issued and outstanding at June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011)		—			—
Common stock ($.01 par value, 12,500,000 authorized; 7,341,659 and 7,302,339 issued and outstanding at June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011, respectively)		73			73
Additional paid-in capital		39,019			38,521
Accumulated deficit		(11,024	)		(11,108	)
Treasury stock (332,593 shares at June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011)		(2,734	)		(2,734	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(7,159	)		(7,317	)
Total stockholders’ equity		18,175			17,435
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	36,060		$	38,541

See accompanying notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Williams Controls, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share information)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Net sales	$	16,382	$	16,767	$	48,722	$	45,102
Cost of sales		11,517		11,099		33,972		30,692
Gross profit		4,865		5,668		14,750		14,410
Operating expenses:
Research and development		1,048		1,318		3,445		3,688
Selling		760		704		2,230		2,080
Administration		1,445		1,412		4,119		5,034
Total operating expenses		3,253		3,434		9,794		10,802
Operating income		1,612		2,234		4,956		3,608
Other expenses:
Interest expense, net		28		23		101		47
Other expense, net		111		28		219		69
Total other expenses		139		51		320		116
Income before income taxes		1,473		2,183		4,636		3,492
Income tax expense		628		677		1,883		1,119
Net income	$	845	$	1,506	$	2,753	$	2,373
Net income per common share – basic	$	0.11	$	0.20	$	0.37	$	0.32
Weighted average shares used in per share     calculation – basic		7,338,423		7,300,277		7,321,202		7,294,519
Net income per common share – diluted	$	0.11	$	0.20	$	0.36	$	0.32
Weighted average shares used in per share     calculation – diluted		7,517,291		7,503,313		7,511,933		7,469,173
Cash dividends per share	$	0.12	$	0.12	$	0.36	$	0.12

See accompanying notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Williams Controls, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Net income	$	845	$	1,506	$	2,753	$	2,373
Change in pension liability adjustment, net of tax of ($21) and ($62) for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012, respectively		35		—		106		—
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax of ($5) and ($21) for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012, respectively		—		98		52		175
Comprehensive income	$	880	$	1,604	$	2,911	$	2,548

See accompanying notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Williams Controls, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2012			2011
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	2,753		$	2,373
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		1,588			1,707
Stock-based compensation		550			635
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Receivables, net		451			(1,854	)
Inventories		2,394			(3,125	)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		(4	)		(346	)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		(1,844	)		1,000
Other		(384	)		(185	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		5,504			205
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment		(958	)		(2,243	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(958	)		(2,243	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings on revolving loan facility		12,905			7,682
Payments on revolving loan facility		(13,572	)		(6,800	)
Cash dividend on common stock		(2,669	)		(882	)
Net proceeds from exercise of stock options		28			29
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(3,308	)		29
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		1,238			(2,009	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		1,339			3,016
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	2,577		$	1,007
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Income taxes paid	$	2,200		$	841
Interest paid	$	30		$	32

See accompanying notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Williams Controls, Inc.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Three and Nine Months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011

(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

Note 1. Organization and Basis of Presentation

Williams Controls, Inc., including its wholly-owned subsidiaries as follows, is hereinafter referred to as the “Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us.”

The following are the Company’s active wholly-owned subsidiaries: Williams Controls Industries, Inc.; Williams (Suzhou) Controls Co. Ltd.; Williams Controls Europe GmbH; and Williams Controls India Private Limited.

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (which include normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2011. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the entire fiscal year.

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions, based upon all known facts and circumstances, that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of issuance of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Management makes these estimates using the best information available at the time the estimates are made; however, actual results may differ materially from these estimates. Estimates are used in accounting for, among other things, allowance for doubtful accounts, excess and obsolete inventory, useful lives for depreciation and amortization, future cash flows associated with impairment testing for long-lived assets, pension and post-retirement medical benefit obligations, product warranty, share-based compensation expense, income taxes and commitments and contingencies.

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. A reclassification of amounts reported in the prior period financial statements has been made to conform to classification used in the current period financial statements. This reclassification did not have any impact on the Company’s financial condition, overall results of operations or cash flows.

Note 2. Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less. At June 30, 2012, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $2,577 that were measured based on a Level 1 fair value basis and approximately 29% of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents were held with one major financial institution in the United States with the remainder held in foreign banks or foreign currency denominated accounts. The Company maintains cash balances in bank accounts that may exceed FDIC insured limits. As of June 30, 2012, cash and cash equivalents held in the United States exceeded federally insured limits by approximately $507. The Company has not experienced any losses related to its cash concentration.

Note 3. Trade Accounts Receivable

Trade accounts receivable are presented net of an allowance for doubtful accounts of $143 and $204 at June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011, respectively. Activity related to the allowance for doubtful accounts for the nine months ended June 30, 2012 and the full year ended September 30, 2011 consisted of the following:

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		June 30, 2012			September 30, 2011
Beginning balance	$	204		$	150
Charges to bad debt expense		19			75
Write-offs, recoveries and adjustments		(80	)		(21	)
Ending balance	$	143		$	204

Note 4. Inventories

Inventories consist of the following:

		June 30, 2012		September 30, 2011
Raw materials	$	6,304	$	8,549
Work in process		50		62
Finished goods		2,586		2,723
	$	8,940	$	11,334

Note 5. Accrued Expenses

Accrued expenses consist of the following:

		June 30, 2012		September 30, 2011
Environmental liability	$	625	$	869
Accrued product warranty		966		1,076
Accrued compensation and benefits		2,200		2,262
Income tax payable		380		750
Other		627		579
	$	4,798	$	5,536

For further discussion related to the Company’s product warranty liability and environmental liability, refer to Notes 6 and 11, respectively.

Note 6. Product Warranty

The Company establishes a product warranty liability based on a percentage of product sales. The liability is further adjusted to reflect historical product return rates, as well as additional amounts relating to significant and specific warranty issues, and is included in accrued expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. Warranty is limited to a specified time period, mileage or hours of use, and varies by product, application and customer. The Company has recorded a liability, which in the opinion of management, is adequate to cover such warranty costs. Warranty payments can vary significantly from quarter to quarter and year to year depending on the timing of the settlement of warranty claims with various customers. Following is a reconciliation of the changes in the Company’s warranty liability for the nine months ended June 30, 2012 and the year ended September 30, 2011.

	June 30, 2012			September 30, 2011
Beginning balance	$	1,076		$	1,578
Payments		(561	)		(1,215	)
Additional accruals		451			713
Ending balance	$	966		$	1,076

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The difference in warranty payments between fiscal 2012 and 2011 primarily relates to a full year of payments for September 30, 2011 compared to nine months of payments for June 30, 2012 and to a lesser degree the timing of payments of warranty claims related to one customer in fiscal 2011, which were accrued during fiscal 2010.

Note 7. Debt

In June 2012, the Company amended its revolving loan facility with U.S. Bank, which now matures on June 30, 2014. The amended revolving loan facility provides for $15,000 in borrowing capacity and is secured by substantially all the assets of the Company. The interest rate under the new agreement is 1.75% plus the 1,2,3,6 or 12 month LIBOR rate. The minimum LIBOR advance amount is $100. The Company is subject to a quarterly and annual financial covenant under the revolving loan facility. At June 30, 2012, the Company was in compliance with its financial covenant.

As of June 30, 2012, the Company does not have a balance outstanding on the U.S. revolving loan facility. In January 2011, the Company became a guarantor for its subsidiary in India for a line of credit of up to $1,299, of which $908 was outstanding as of June 30, 2012. The line of credit of the Company’s India subsidiary has also been amended, with a new expiration date on June 30, 2013. The full guarantee of $1,299 reduces the Company’s borrowing capacity under the revolving loan with U.S. Bank by the same amount.

Note 8. Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) is computed by dividing net earnings available to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, which has been modified to include the effects of all outstanding participating securities (unvested restricted stock awards with a right to receive dividends) as prescribed by the two-class method, during the period. Diluted EPS is computed similarly, but reflects the potential dilution that would occur if dilutive options were exercised and restricted stock awards were vested.

Following is a reconciliation of basic EPS and diluted EPS:

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Basic EPS:
Net income	$	845		$	1,506		$	2,753		$	2,373
Less: Dividends paid and income attributable to participating securities		(10	)		(12	)		(36	)		(14	)
Net income available to common stockholders	$	835		$	1,494		$	2,717		$	2,359
Basic weighted average shares outstanding		7,338,423			7,300,277			7,321,202			7,294,519
Basic earnings per share	$	0.11		$	0.20		$	0.37		$	0.32
Diluted EPS:
Net income available to common stockholders	$	835		$	1,494		$	2,717		$	2,359
Basic weighted average shares outstanding		7,338,423			7,300,277			7,321,202			7,294,519
Effect of dilutive securities		178,868			203,036			190,731			174,654
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding		7,517,291			7,503,313			7,511,933			7,469,173
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.11		$	0.20		$	0.36		$	0.32

For the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, the Company had stock options covering 192,668 and 188,956 shares, respectively, which were not considered in the diluted EPS calculation since they would have been antidilutive.

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Note 9. Employee Benefit Plans

Pension Plans

Disclosures regarding the components of net periodic benefit cost and contributions of pension plans are included below:

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost:
	Salaried Employees Plan
	Three Months Ended June 30,						Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Interest cost	$	66		$	66		$	198		$	198
Expected return on plan assets		(45	)		(51	)		(135	)		(153	)
Amortization of loss		35			34			105			102
Net periodic benefit cost	$	56		$	49		$	168		$	147

	Hourly Employees Plan
	Three Months Ended June 30,						Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Service cost	$	12		$	13		$	36		$	39
Interest cost		119			120			357			360
Expected return on plan assets		(90	)		(81	)		(270	)		(243	)
Amortization of prior service cost		1			3			3			9
Amortization of loss		49			50			147			150
Net periodic benefit cost	$	91		$	105		$	273		$	315

During the nine months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, the Company contributed $887 and $828, respectively, to the pension plans. The Company expects total contributions to its pension plans for the remainder of fiscal 2012 to be $253.

Post Retirement Medical Plan

Interim financial statement disclosures regarding the components of net periodic benefit cost and contributions of the Company’s post-retirement medical plan are included below. The Company did not make any contributions to the post-retirement plan during the nine months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011.

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost:
	Post-Retirement Plan
	Three Months Ended June 30,						Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Interest cost	$	28		$	31		$	84		$	93
Amortization		(29	)		(27	)		(87	)		(81	)
Net periodic benefit cost	$	(1	)	$	4		$	(3	)	$	12

Note 10. Income Taxes

As of June 30, 2012, the Company had no unrecognized tax benefits, interest or penalties.

The Company’s subsidiary in China was entitled to a five-year tax holiday, pursuant to which it was exempted from paying the enterprise income tax for calendar year 2007, the year in which it first had positive earnings, and calendar year 2008. Additionally, the Company was eligible for and did receive, reduced enterprise income tax rates of 10%, 11% and 12% for the calendar years 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively. The income tax benefits of the tax holiday for the nine months ended June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2011 were $45 and $221, respectively. The per share effect of the tax holiday on a fully diluted basis for the same periods were $0.01 and $0.03, respectively. The tax holiday for the Company's China subsidiary expired at the end of calendar 2011 and reverted to the full statutory tax rate of 25% beginning in calendar 2012. During the second quarter of fiscal 2012, the Company determined it would not indefinitely reinvest all of its earnings in China and therefore began recording in the second quarter of fiscal 2012 additional U.S. tax expense associated with those earnings.

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Note 11. Commitments and Contingencies

The Company and its subsidiaries are parties to various pending judicial and administrative proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company’s management and legal counsel have reviewed the probable outcome of these proceedings, the costs and expenses reasonably expected to be incurred, the availability and limits of the Company’s insurance coverage, and the Company’s established liabilities. While the outcome of the pending proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, based on its review, management believes that any unrecorded liability that may result will not have a material effect on the Company’s liquidity, financial condition or results of operations.

The soil and groundwater at the Company’s Portland, Oregon facility contains certain contaminants, which were deposited from approximately 1968 through 1995. Some of this contamination has migrated offsite to neighboring properties. The Company has retained an environmental consulting firm to investigate the extent of the contamination and to determine what remediation will be required and the associated costs. During fiscal 2004, the Company entered into the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality’s (“DEQ”) voluntary clean-up program. In November 2011, the DEQ adjusted its Risk Based Concentration (“RBC”) levels. The Company performed an evaluation of the effect of the adjusted RBC levels and recorded a $225 reduction to its environmental liability during the first quarter of fiscal 2012. As of June 30, 2012, the total liability recorded is $625 and is recorded in accrued expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet.

During the second quarter of fiscal 2011, the Company entered into a settlement agreement regarding a lawsuit brought by a former Chief Executive Officer of the Company. The total cost of the settlement was $250 and consisted of a cash payment of $200 and issuance of 4,613 shares of common stock. The stock was issued and payment was made during the third quarter of fiscal 2011. The impact of this settlement on the first nine months fiscal 2011 condensed consolidated statement of operations was approximately $100.

Note 12. Share Based Compensation

The Company currently has two qualified stock plans: the 2010 Restated Stock Option Plan (the "Employee Plan") and the 2010 Restated Formula Stock Option Plan for non-employee Directors (the “Formula Plan”). Under the terms of the Employee Plan, the Company may grant incentive stock options, non-qualified options, both of which must have an exercise price of not less than the fair market value on the date of grant, or restricted stock. Under the terms of the Formula Plan, non-employee directors are each automatically granted 1,666 options at a price equal to the market value on the date of grant, which is the date of the Annual Meeting of Stockholders each year.

Stock Options

Information regarding outstanding stock options as of June 30, 2012 is as follows:

	Number of Shares			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at September 30, 2011		834,080		$	9.05		5.4 years	$	2,467
Granted		8,330			11.10
Exercised		(55,713	)		5.62
Cancelled/Forfeited		(39,785	)		9.92
Outstanding at June 30, 2012		746,912		$	9.28		4.8 years	$	2,756
Exercisable at June 30, 2012		595,324		$	9.23		4.1 years	$	2,298

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The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents pre-tax intrinsic value that would have been realized if all options had been exercised on the last business day of the period indicated, based on the Company’s closing stock price on that day. The intrinsic value of all stock options exercised during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012 was $47 and $311 respectively. Cash received from these exercises was $28 as shares were surrendered to cover the exercise price in majority of the exercises. The intrinsic value of all stock options exercised during the nine months ended June 30, 2011 was $32 and the cash received from these exercises was $29.

The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions used for grants issued during the nine months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011:

	2012			2011
Expected term		7.6 years			7.4 years
Expected volatility		40	%		45	%
Risk-free interest rate		1.59	%		2.91	%
Expected dividend yield		4.32	%		4.32	%
Estimated average fair value per option granted	$	2.87		$	3.48

Restricted Stock

Information regarding outstanding restricted stock awards as of June 30, 2012 is as follows:

	Shares			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Nonvested at September 30, 2011		106,800		$	10.92
Granted		3,500			10.95
Vested		(14,900	)		11.10
Cancelled/Forfeited		(7,100	)		10.73
Nonvested at June 30, 2012		88,300		$	10.91

The restricted stock in the above table was granted to employees under the Employee Plan and vest over a four-year period from the date of grant.

Expense Information

The Company’s share-based compensation expenses were recorded in the following expense categories for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011:

	Three Months Ended June 30,					Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2012			2011		2012		2011
Cost of sales	$	33		$	29	$	100	$	163
Research and development		(42	)		29		21		91
Selling		26			27		78		71
Administration		125			129		351		310
Total share-based compensation expense	$	142		$	214	$	550	$	635
Total share-based compensation expense (net of tax)	$	109		$	184	$	437	$	557

As of June 30, 2012, there was $500 of total unrecognized compensation costs related to non-vested stock options and $746 related to non-vested restricted stock. The unrecognized compensation costs are expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.0 years for non-vested stock options and 3.0 years for non-vested restricted stock.

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Note 13. Enterprise-wide Information

During the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, the Company operated in three geographic reportable regions. The following table summarizes income statement activities for each geographic reportable region.

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Revenue – External Customers:
United States	$	15,416		$	15,523		$	45,817		$	42,318
China		731			1,135			2,135			2,675
India		235			109			770			109
	$	16,382		$	16,767		$	48,722		$	45,102
Revenue – Intersegments:
United States	$	155		$	285		$	351		$	726
China		4,369			4,529			11,940			12,001
Other		297			118			717			379
Eliminations		(4,821	)		(4,932	)		(13,008	)		(13,106	)
	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Income before income taxes:
United States	$	1,329		$	1,611		$	3,995		$	2,134
China		488			777			1,481			1,882
India		(340	)		(214	)		(850	)		(552	)
Other		(4	)		9			10			28
	$	1,473		$	2,183		$	4,636		$	3,492

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Williams Controls, Inc.

Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (Dollars in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

Forward-Looking Statements

This quarterly report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Forward-looking statements include all statements other than those that expressly connote an assertion of historical fact. Among others, this report includes forward looking statements that describe our plans and intentions regarding future courses of action and the possible outcomes of those intentions, and that set forth our expectations regarding our prospective financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows. Forward-looking statements can sometimes be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “continue,” “plans,” and “intends.” Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause us to deviate from our current plans, and could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements. Some of the known factors that could cause us to deviate from current plans or could cause our results to fall short of expectations include: our ability to maintain positive relationships with key customers; the concentration of our sales revenues among a limited number of large customers; our status as a component manufacturer and the resulting impact on our revenues of demand for vehicles and equipment in which our products are installed; the effect of products liability lawsuits that directly affect us and that indirectly impact us because of their effect on the automotive and equipment industries generally; the impact of foreign currency exchange rates on our gross income; the impact of federal monetary and trade policies that impact the market for our products; our ability to comply with U.S. and foreign laws applicable to our overseas operations; and the status of our relationships with our employees and organized labor force. These risks and uncertainties are beyond our control and, in many cases; we cannot predict the risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements. Some of the factors that may cause our actual results in future periods to differ materially from those currently expected or desired because of a number of risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those risks discussed in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011.

The forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof, and, except as otherwise required by law, we cannot undertake to update or revise these statements.

Overview

We primarily design, manufacture and sell electronic throttle controls, pneumatic controls and electronic sensors for heavy trucks, transit buses and off-road equipment. We recently introduced a line of electronic joysticks and are marketing those primarily to the worldwide off-road market. Electronic throttle controls send a signal proportional to throttle position to adjust the speed of electronically controlled engines. The use of electronically controlled engines is influenced primarily by emissions regulations, because these engines generally produce lower emissions. The original applications of electronic engines and electronic throttle controls were in heavy trucks and transit buses in the United States and Europe in the late 1980s. As a result of the continuing implementation of more stringent emissions standards worldwide, demand for electronically controlled engines and electronic throttle control systems is expanding both geographically and into lower horsepower engines. China, India and Russia are implementing more stringent emissions standards for heavy trucks and transit buses, which we believe will increase the penetration of electronic throttle controls worldwide. Additionally, countries around the world have adopted emissions regulations that we expect will continue to increase the use of electronic throttle controls in off-road equipment. We also produce pneumatic controls and electronic hand controls, which are generally sold to the same customer base as our electronic throttle controls. These pneumatic products are used for vehicle control system applications such as power take-offs, or PTOs, and air-control applications. We believe that the demand for our products will be driven primarily by worldwide emissions legislation and the economic cycles for heavy trucks, transit buses and off-road equipment.

As we move forward in fiscal 2012 and beyond, we plan to continue to work closely with our existing and potential customers to design and develop new products and adapt existing products to new applications, and to improve the performance, reliability and cost-effectiveness of our products.

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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Management's discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based on our condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, sales, cost of sales and expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. We evaluate our estimates on an on-going basis. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. Our critical accounting policies, as described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011, relate to revenue recognition, product warranty, legal, environmental costs, pension and post-retirement benefit obligations, share based compensation expense and income taxes. There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies since September 30, 2011, except for a change in tax treatment to assume we will no longer indefinitely reinvest the foreign earnings of our Chinese subsidiary, which resulted in recording additional U.S. tax expenses in the second quarter of fiscal 2012 associated with earnings to be repatriated back to the United States.

Results of Operations

Financial Summary

(Dollars in Thousands)

	Three Months Ended June 30,									Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2012			2011			Percent Change			2012			2011			Percent Change
Net sales	$	16,382		$	16,767			(2.3	)%	$	48,722		$	45,102			8.0	%
Cost of sales		11,517			11,099			3.8	%		33,972			30,692			10.7	%
Gross profit		4,865			5,668			(14.2	)%		14,750			14,410			2.4	%
Research and development		1,048			1,318			(20.5	)%		3,445			3,688			(6.6	)%
Selling		760			704			8.0	%		2,230			2,080			7.2	%
Administration		1,445			1,412			2.3	%		4,119			5,034			(18.2	)%
Operating income	$	1,612		$	2,234			(27.8	)%	$	4,956		$	3,608			37.4	%
As a percentage of net sales:
Cost of sales		70.3	%		66.2	%					69.7	%		68.1	%
Gross margin		29.7	%		33.8	%					30.3	%		31.9	%
Research and development		6.4	%		7.9	%					7.1	%		8.2	%
Selling		4.6	%		4.2	%					4.6	%		4.6	%
Administration		8.8	%		8.4	%					8.5	%		11.2	%
Operating income		9.8	%		13.3	%					10.2	%		8.0	%

Net sales were $16,382 for the third quarter of fiscal 2012, down 2.3% compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2011 and down 2.7% compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2012. The sales decrease is primarily due to declines in sales volumes to truck customers in Europe and off-road customers in Asia as the global economic environment continues to remain unstable. In addition, our gross profit margins have been impacted negatively by relatively higher component costs, as well as by start-up costs associated with our India operations. We expect that these costs will remain elevated for the remainder of fiscal 2012. While we continue to closely monitor all of our costs, we remain committed to spending on new product development and technology for existing and new customers.

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	Three Months Ended							Nine Months Ended
	June 30,							June 30,
	2012		2011		% Change			2012		2011		% Change
Net sales	$	16,382	$	16,767		(2.3	)%	$	48,722	$	45,102		8.0	%

Net sales decreased $385 in the third quarter of fiscal 2012 when compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2011. Sales to NAFTA truck customers increased 13% when compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2011, due principally to ongoing improvements in the economic environment and freight hauling industry, however, sales to NAFTA truck customers in the third quarter of fiscal 2012 were essentially unchanged from the second quarter of fiscal 2012 as uncertainty in the domestic economy has negatively impacted truck sales. European truck sales declined 21% in the third quarter of fiscal 2012 from the third quarter of fiscal 2011, primarily due to continued instability in the European economies. Sales to Asian customers in the third quarter of fiscal 2012 were down 21% from the prior year third quarter, primarily due to decreases in sales to Chinese off-road customers and Korean truck customers; however, on a smaller base, sales to Indian customers were up 43% over the third quarter of fiscal 2011, but were down 34% from the second quarter of fiscal 2012. Worldwide off-road sales decreased 6% for the quarter ended June 30, 2012 when compared to the prior year third quarter. Sales to Asian off-road customers declined 49% primarily due to economic weakness in the Chinese market. Partially offsetting that decline was an increase of 8% in the NAFTA off-road market, as we continue to introduce new products to serve this market.

Net sales increased $3,620 in the first nine months of fiscal 2012 compared to the first nine months of fiscal 2011. The increase in sales primarily results from volume increases in the NAFTA truck and NAFTA and European off-road markets. The European and Asian truck markets and the Asian off-road market all experienced reductions in sales volumes when compared to the prior year period.

NAFTA truck sales volumes were up 36% when compared to the first nine months of fiscal 2011, due to ongoing improvements in the economic environment and freight hauling industry. Sales to European truck customers declined by 16% in comparison to the first nine months of fiscal 2011 primarily due to the continuing economic uncertainties affecting Europe as well as to a lesser degree timing of shipments to one European customer in the first quarter of fiscal 2012. Sales to Asian customers were also down, decreasing 10% from the prior year first nine months, primarily due to timing of orders with one customer in Korea and a small decrease in volumes to Chinese customers as the economic environment in China continues to indicate some weakness. Sales to customers in India and Japan increased 42% and 80%, respectively, when compared to the nine month period of fiscal 2011. Worldwide off-road sales increased 15% for the nine months ended June 30, 2012. Sales to NAFTA and European off-road customers were up 23% whereas Asian off-road sales were down 17%, primarily due to reductions in volumes in China. Recent new product introductions in addition to improving economic conditions, primarily in NAFTA, contributed to the increased off-road sales volumes.

We expect that sales of our products generally will continue to vary with future changes in the overall economy, the demand for heavy trucks, transit buses and off-road vehicles in particular as well as introductions of new products. Additionally, competitive pricing may reduce margins and gross sales.

	Three Months Ended							Nine Months Ended
	June 30,							June 30,
	2012		2011		% Change			2012		2011		% Change
Cost of sales	$	11,517	$	11,099		3.8	%	$	33,972	$	30,692		10.7	%
Gross profit	$	4,865	$	5,668		(14.2	)%	$	14,750	$	14,410		2.4	%

Cost of sales includes raw materials, freight and duties, warranty, wages and benefits, depreciation and amortization, production utilities, shipping and production supplies, repairs and maintenance, production facility property insurance, and other production overhead.

As a percent of sales, cost of sales increased between quarters. As anticipated, material costs were higher in the third quarter of fiscal 2012 due to several components increasing pricing over the prior year quarter, including die cast components and rare earth magnets. As a percent of sales, cost of sales were higher in India than any of the Company’s other regions as that operation continues in its start-up phase, which negatively impacted margins. We are moving aggressively toward our planned localization of the supply base in India, which we believe will improve the operating performance in that region within the next six months. Additionally, the sales mix between quarters resulted in higher material costs in the third quarter of fiscal 2012 as compared to the same period in fiscal 2011. Slightly offsetting these increases in component pricing were reductions in freight and duty costs, warranty costs and scrap costs. Manufacturing overhead costs remained relatively flat between periods.

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As a percent of sales, cost of sales increased from 68% in the first nine months of fiscal 2011 to 70% in the first nine months of fiscal 2012. Similar to the third quarter of fiscal 2012, material costs were higher in the first nine months of fiscal 2012 due to several components increasing pricing over the comparable period in the prior year. It is likely that component pricing for several components will remain higher throughout fiscal 2012 as compared to fiscal 2011. As a percent of sales, cost of sales were also higher in India as that operation continues in its start-up phase. Additionally, freight and duty costs were up between periods generally in line with sales volumes. Slightly offsetting these increases in component pricing were reductions in warranty costs and scrap costs between the first nine months of fiscal 2012 and 2011. Manufacturing overhead costs were lower as a percentage of sales between the first nine months of fiscal 2012 and 2011, but were up in actual dollar value.

Gross profit was $4,865, or 29.7% of net sales in the third quarter of fiscal 2012, a decrease of $803 when compared to gross profit of $5,668, or 33.8% of net sales, in the comparable fiscal 2011 period. The decrease in gross profits in the third quarter of fiscal 2012 was driven by the 2.3% net decrease in sales of electronic throttle controls to our heavy truck, bus and off-road customers as well as increases in components cost when comparing quarters.

Gross profit was $14,750, or 30.3% of net sales in the first nine months of 2012, an increase of $340 when compared to gross profit of $14,410, or 31.9% of net sales, in the comparable fiscal 2011 period. The increase in gross profits in the first nine months of fiscal 2012 was primarily driven by the 8.0% net increase in sales. The gross profit percentage decreased in the first nine months of fiscal 2012 primarily due to increases in components costs throughout the period.

	Three Months Ended							Nine Months Ended
	June 30,							June 30,
	2012		2011		% Change			2012		2011		% Change
Research & development	$	1,048	$	1,318		(20.5	)%	$	3,445	$	3,688		(6.6	)%

Research and development expenses decreased $270 when compared to the comparable period in fiscal 2011. The Company’s research and development expenditures generally will fluctuate based on the programs and products under development at any given point in time and that fluctuation often does not necessarily coincide with sales cycles. The decrease in research and development expenses was primarily due to reductions in project development expenses, stock option expense, travel costs, depreciation expenses and a temporary reduction in wage related expenses.

Research and development expenses decreased $243 during the first nine months of fiscal 2012 when compared to the first nine months of fiscal 2011. Similar to the reductions in the third quarter of fiscal 2012, research and development expenses decreased in the first nine months of fiscal 2012 due to decreases in project development expenses, stock option expense, travel costs and depreciation expenses. Overall, we expect research and development expenses to decrease slightly from fiscal 2011 levels.

	Three Months Ended							Nine Months Ended
	June 30,							June 30,
	2012		2011		% Change			2012		2011		% Change
Selling	$	760	$	704		8.0	%	$	2,230	$	2,080		7.2	%

Selling expenses increased $56 when compared with the same period in fiscal 2011. The increase is primarily driven by additions to our European sales team in late fiscal 2011.

Selling expenses increased $150 during the nine months ended June 30, 2012 as compared with the nine months ended June 30, 2011 mainly due to additions to our European sales team in late fiscal 2011 that were not in place during the first nine months of fiscal 2011, offset slightly by reductions in sales commission expenses.

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	Three Months Ended							Nine Months Ended
	June 30,							June 30,
	2012		2011		% Change			2012		2011		% Change
Administration	$	1,445	$	1,412		2.3	%	$	4,119	$	5,034		(18.2	)%

Administration expenses increased $33 in the third quarter of fiscal 2012 when compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2011. Increases in administration expenses in the third quarter of fiscal 2012 were primarily due to increases in legal and professional costs, which included fees associated with using an investment banking firm to investigate possible acquisition targets. Offsetting most of this increase was reductions in information technology maintenance costs, bad debt expenses and various employee related expenses.

Administration expenses for the first nine months of fiscal 2012 decreased $915 when compared with the same period in fiscal 2011. Included in administration expenses in the first nine months of fiscal 2012 was a reduction of $225 related to our environmental liability. In November 2011, the State of Oregon Department of Environmental Quality adjusted its Risk Based Concentration (“RBC”) levels and based on these revised RBC levels, we performed an evaluation of the effect on our environmental clean-up project, which resulted in a reduction of our liability. For further information regarding our environmental liability, refer to Note 11 to the condensed consolidated financial statements. Administration expenses in the first nine months of fiscal 2011 included $230 in legal fees associated with settlement of an old outstanding claim against the Company by a former employee and also included $349 of expenses associated with special projects. In addition, information technology maintenance costs, bad debt expenses and employee recruitment expenses decreased in the first nine months of fiscal 2012 when compared to the same period in fiscal 2011,however, these reductions were mostly offset by increases in legal and professional costs associated with using an investment banking firm to investigate possible acquisition targets and increases in taxes and filing in China related to new government construction and education taxes.

	Three Months Ended							Nine Months Ended
	June 30,							June 30,
	2012		2011		% Change			2012		2011		% Change
Other expense	$	111	$	28		296.4	%	$	219	$	69		217.4	%

Other expense in the third quarters and first nine months of both fiscal 2012 and 2011 primarily consisted of foreign currency transaction losses.

	Three Months Ended							Nine Months Ended
	June 30,							June 30,
	2012		2011		% Change			2012		2011		% Change
Income tax expense	$	628	$	677		(7.2	)%	$	1,883	$	1,119		68.3	%

Income tax expense reflects an effective tax rate of 42.6% for the quarter ended June 30, 2012 compared to an effective tax rate of 31.0% for the quarter ended June 30, 2011.  Tax expense reflects an effective tax rate of 40.6% for the first nine months of fiscal 2012 compared to an effective tax rate of 32.0% for the comparable period in fiscal 2011. The effective tax rate fluctuations are primarily due to the jurisdictions in which pretax income is being earned, income tax rate differences between the domestic and foreign jurisdictions and valuation allowances placed on certain jurisdictions deferred tax assets.

The tax rate was higher in the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2012 due to the continued recognition of a valuation allowance against the Company’s Indian subsidiary’s deferred tax assets. The third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2012 tax rates also included higher rates in China due to the scheduled end of the tax holiday in China on December 31, 2011 and the recognition of additional U.S. tax expense associated with foreign earnings no longer intended to be indefinitely reinvested in China.

The third quarter of fiscal 2011 income tax expense was positively affected by $122 as a result of the tax holiday in the People’s Republic of China during the three months ended June 30, 2011. The tax holiday positively affected income tax expense by $45 and $221 during the nine months ended June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2011, respectively.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash and cash equivalents at June 30, 2012 were $2,577. During the first nine months of fiscal 2012, we paid quarterly cash dividends of $2,669 under our quarterly dividend program. That program was initiated during the third quarter of fiscal 2011; therefore there were $882 in dividend payments under this program during the first nine months of fiscal 2011. We had $13,701 available under our amended revolving loan facility as of June 30, 2012. Although no assurances can be given, we believe that our $2,577 in cash plus available borrowings under our revolving loan facility will be adequate to sustain the Company throughout the remainder of the fiscal year.

During the first nine months of fiscal 2012, operating activities generated cash of $5,504, compared to a generation of cash of $205 in the first nine months of fiscal 2011. Net income plus non-cash charges for depreciation and stock based compensation contributed $4,891 in the first nine months of fiscal 2012 compared to $4,715 in the first nine months of fiscal 2011.

Changes in working capital items generated cash of $613 in the first nine months of fiscal 2012 compared to a use of cash of $4,510 in the first nine months of fiscal 2011. Changes in receivables for the first nine months of fiscal 2012 generated cash of $451 compared to a use of cash of $1,854 for the first nine months of fiscal 2011. Changes in receivables between periods are primarily impacted by changes in sales volumes from period to period and to a lesser degree, timing of collections. Inventories decreased $2,394 in the first nine months of fiscal 2012 from the fourth fiscal quarter in 2011 compared to an increase of $3,125 in the first nine months of fiscal 2011 from the fourth fiscal quarter in 2010. Inventories increased in fiscal 2011 due to the start-up of our Indian facility, safety stock and increasing inventory to meet customers’ rapidly escalating delivery schedules. The inventory reduction in the first nine months of fiscal 2012 related to reducing some safety stock and more closely balancing inventory requirements with sales mix. Accounts payable and accrued expenses decreased in the first nine months of fiscal 2012 from the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011 primarily due to timing of payments on accounts payable and increased seasonal payments of amounts accrued as of the prior year-end. Accounts payable and accrued expenses increased in the first nine months of fiscal 2011 from the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010 primarily due to timing of payments on accounts payable and increases in purchases of inventory and supplies and were partially offset by increased seasonal payments of amounts accrued as of the prior year-end. Cash flows from operations for the nine months of fiscal 2012 included payments to our pension plans of $887 compared to $828 for the first nine months of fiscal 2011. We believe it is likely we will continue to generate positive cash from operations, however, depending on the continued uncertainty in the world-wide economic market, we could experience periods of negative cash flow from operations.

Cash used in investing activities was $958 for the first nine months of fiscal 2012 and $2,243 for the nine months ended June 30, 2011 and was comprised solely of purchases of equipment for both periods. We expect our cash use for investing activities to increase throughout the remainder of fiscal year 2012 as we continue to make purchases of capital equipment. We currently anticipate spending approximately $1,500 in capital expenditures for fiscal 2012. The decline in capital spending between periods is mostly due to timing of expenditures.

Cash used in financing activities was $3,308 for the first nine months of fiscal 2012 compared to cash generated from financing activities of $29 for the first nine months of fiscal 2011. Cash used in financing activities for the first nine months of fiscal 2012 primarily relates to payment of dividends of $2,669 related to quarterly cash dividends of $0.12 per share and $667 in net payments on our revolving loan facility. Financing activities in the first nine months of fiscal 2012 also included $28 in proceeds from the exercise of stock options. Cash generated for financing activities for the first nine months of fiscal 2011 primarily relates to net borrowings on our revolving loan facility of $882 and proceeds from the exercise of stock options of $29 substantially offset by payment of dividends of $882 related to quarterly cash dividends of $0.12 per share. Borrowings and payments on our revolving loan facility are shown separately on the statement of cash flows due to the revolving loan facility having a maturity date of more than three months. The large balances for borrowings and payments represent the optimization of cash to reduce interest payments and are due to timing of when payments are made compared to when cash collections are received in a given period.

Contractual Obligations as of June 30, 2012

At June 30, 2012, our contractual obligations consisted of operating lease obligations, a license agreement and a revolving loan facility. We did not have any material letters of credit, or debt guarantees outstanding at June 30, 2012 except as noted in Note 7 to the condensed consolidated financial statements. Maturities of these contractual obligations consist of the following:

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	Payments due by period
	Total		Less than 1 year		1 – 3 years		3 – 5 years
Operating lease obligations	$	2,422	$	738	$	1,619	$	65
MMT license – minimum    royalties		182		82		100		—
Revolving loan facility		908		908		—		—
	$	3,512	$	1,728	$	1,719	$	65

Certain liabilities, including those related to our pension and post-retirement benefit plans, are reported in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets but are not reflected in the table above due to the absence of stated maturities. We have net obligations at June 30, 2012 related to our pension plans and post-retirement medical plan of $5,238 and $2,250, respectively. We funded $887 to our pension plans during the first nine months of fiscal 2012 and $828 during the first nine months of fiscal 2011. We expect to make payments to our pension plans of $253 throughout the rest of fiscal 2012.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Market risk is the potential loss arising from adverse changes in market rates and prices, such as interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates and changes in the market value of investments.

Interest Rate Risk

The Company amended its revolving loan facilities with U.S. Bank and an Indian bank in June 2012.

As of June 30, 2012, there was an outstanding balance of $908 on the revolving loans. The Company does not believe a hypothetical 10% change in end of period interest rates or changes in future interest rates on these variable rate obligations would have a material effect on its financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. The Company has not hedged its exposure to interest rate fluctuations.

Foreign Currency Risk:

We sell our products to customers in the heavy truck, transit bus and off-road equipment industries. For the first nine months of fiscal 2012 and 2011, the Company had foreign sales of approximately 40% and 45% of net sales, respectively. All worldwide sales in the first nine months of fiscal 2012 and 2011, with the exception of $2,905 and $2,784, respectively, were denominated in U.S. dollars. We have a manufacturing facility in Suzhou, China and Pune, India and sales offices in Shanghai, China and Munich, Germany. We purchase components internationally for use in both our products whose sales are denominated in U.S. dollars and other currencies. Although the Company is expanding its international exposure, it does not believe that changes in future exchange rates would have a material effect on its financial position, results of operations, or cash flows at this time. As a result, the Company has not entered into forward exchange or option contracts for transactions to hedge against foreign currency risk. The Company will continue to assess its foreign currency risk as its international operations, international purchases and sales increase.

Investment Risk:

The Company does not use derivative financial or commodity instruments. The Company’s financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and long-term obligations. The Company’s cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable balances are short-term in nature, and, thus, the Company believes they are not exposed to material investment risk.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is (1) recorded, processed, summarized and reported in a timely manner, and (2) accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

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Changes in Internal Controls

There has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during our last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Internal control systems, no matter how well designed and operated, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even a system which is determined to be effective cannot provide absolute assurance that all control issues have been detected or prevented. Our systems of internal controls are designed to provide reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation.

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

We are a party to various pending judicial and administrative proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. Our management and legal counsel have reviewed the probable outcome of these proceedings, the costs and expenses reasonably expected to be incurred, the availability and limits of our insurance coverage, and our established liabilities. While the outcome of the pending proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, based on our review, we believe that any unrecorded liability that may result is not likely to have a material effect on our liquidity, financial condition or results of operations.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes in risk factors for the quarter ended June 30, 2012. See the information set forth in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

None

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable

Item 5. Other Information

None

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Item 6. Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Description
3.01(a)	Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, as amended (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.01 (a) to the Registrant’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2006)
3.01(b)	Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, dated February 27, 1995 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.01 (b) to the Registrant’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2006)
3.01(c)	Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, dated October 28, 2004 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.01 (c) to the Registrant’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2006)
3.01(d)	Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, dated February 22, 2005 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.01 (d) to the Registrant’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2006)
3.01(e)	Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, dated March 2, 2006 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.01 (e) to the Registrant’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2006)
3.02	Restated By-Laws of the Registrant as amended July 1, 2002 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.6 to the Registrant's quarterly report on Form 10-Q, Commission File No. 000-18083, for the quarter ended June 30, 2002)
31.01	Certification of Chief Executive Officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) (Filed herewith)
31.02	Certification of Chief Financial Officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) (Filed herewith)
32.01	Certification of Patrick W. Cavanagh Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Filed herewith)
32.02	Certification of Dennis E. Bunday Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Filed herewith)

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	WILLIAMS CONTROLS, INC.
Date: August 13, 2012	/s/ PATRICK W. CAVANAGH
	Patrick W. Cavanagh
	President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: August 13, 2012	/s/ DENNIS E. BUNDAY
	Dennis E. Bunday
	Chief Financial Officer

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.01

CERTIFICATION

I, Patrick W. Cavanagh, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of Williams Controls, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: August 13, 2012	/s/ PATRICK W. CAVANAGH
	Patrick W. Cavanagh
	Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.02

CERTIFICATION

I, Dennis E. Bunday, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of Williams Controls, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: August 13, 2012	/s/ DENNIS E. BUNDAY
	Dennis E. Bunday
	Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.01

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

REQUIRED BY RULE 13a-14(b) or RULE 15d-14(b)

AND SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT

OF 2002, 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Williams Controls, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ended

June 30, 2012 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Patrick W. Cavanagh, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant to ss. 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.

/s/ PATRICK W. CAVANAGH

Patrick W. Cavanagh

Chief Executive Officer

Williams Controls, Inc.

August 13, 2012

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.02

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

REQUIRED BY RULE 13a-14(b) or RULE 15d-14(b)

AND SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT

OF 2002, 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Williams Controls, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ended

June 30, 2012 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Dennis E. Bunday, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant to ss. 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.

/s/ DENNIS E. BUNDAY

Dennis E. Bunday

Chief Financial Officer

Williams Controls, Inc.

August 13, 2012

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Commitments And Contingencies (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Commitments And Contingencies [Abstract]
Reduction to environmental liability	$ 225,000
Total liability recorded				625,000	869,000
Total cost of the settlement			250,000
Cash payment		200,000
Issuance of shares of common stock		4,613
Impact of settlement on the statement of operations			$ 100,000

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Accrued Expenses (Schedule Of Accrued Expenses) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Accrued Expenses [Abstract]
Environmental liability	$ 625	$ 869
Accrued product warranty	966	1,076
Accrued compensation and benefits	2,200	2,262
Income tax payable	380	750
Other	627	579
Accrued expenses	$ 4,798	$ 5,536

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Earnings Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule Of Reconciliation Of Basic EPS And Diluted EPS

	Three Months Ended June 30,			Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2012	2011	2012		2011
Basic EPS:
Net income	$845	$1,506	$2,753		$2,373
Less: Dividends paid and income attributable to participating securities	(10)	(12)	(36)		(14)
Net income available to common stockholders	$835	$1,494	$2,717		$2,359
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	7,338,423	7,300,277	7,321,202		7,294,519
Basic earnings per share	$0.11	$0.20	$0.37		$0.32
Diluted EPS:
Net income available to common stockholders	$835	$1,494	$2,717		$2,359
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	7,338,423	7,300,277	7,321,202		7,294,519
Effect of dilutive securities	178,868	203,036	190,731		174,654
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	7,517,291	7,503,313	7,511,933		7,469,173
Diluted earnings per share	$0.11	$0.20	$0.36		$0.32

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Share Based Compensation (Schedule Of Fair Value Of Option Grant Estimated On The Date Of Grant Using The Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model) (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Share Based Compensation [Abstract]
Expected term	7 years 7 months 6 days	7 years 4 months 24 days
Expected volatility	40.00%	45.00%
Risk-free interest rate	1.59%	2.91%
Expected dividend yield	4.32%	4.32%
Estimated average fair value per option granted	$ 2.87	$ 3.48

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Employee Benefit Plans (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Company contribution			$ 887	$ 828
Expected contribution for the remainder of fiscal 2012	253		253
Post Retirement Medical Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Interest cost	28	31	84	93
Amortization of (gain) loss	(29)	(27)	(87)	(81)
Net periodic benefit cost	(1)	4	(3)	12
Salaried Employees Plan [Member] | Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Interest cost	66	66	198	198
Expected return on plan assets	(45)	(51)	(135)	(153)
Amortization of (gain) loss	35	34	105	102
Net periodic benefit cost	56	49	168	147
Hourly Employees Plan [Member] | Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	12	13	36	39
Interest cost	119	120	357	360
Expected return on plan assets	(90)	(81)	(270)	(243)
Amortization of prior service cost	1	3	3	9
Amortization of (gain) loss	49	50	147	150
Net periodic benefit cost	$ 91	$ 105	$ 273	$ 315

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Cash And Cash Equivalents

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Cash And Cash Equivalents [Abstract]

Cash And Cash Equivalents

Note 2. Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less.At June 30, 2012, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $2,577 that were measured based on a Level 1 fair value basis and approximately 29% of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents were held with one major financial institution in the United States with the remainder held in foreign banks or foreign currency denominated accounts.The Company maintains cash balances in bank accounts that may exceed FDIC insured limits.As of June 30, 2012, cash and cash equivalents held in the United States exceeded federally insured limits by approximately $507.The Company has not experienced any losses related to its cash concentration.

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Share Based Compensation (Schedule Of Information Regarding Outstanding Restricted Stock Awards) (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012
Share Based Compensation [Abstract]
Shares, Nonvested at September 30, 2011	106,800
Shares, Granted	3,500
Shares, Vested	(14,900)
Shares, Cancelled/Forfeited	(7,100)
Shares, Nonvested at June 30, 2012	88,300
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Nonvested at September 30, 2011	$ 10.92
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Granted	$ 10.95
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Vested	$ 11.10
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Cancelled/Forfeited	$ 10.73
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Nonvested at June 30, 2012	$ 10.91

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Cash And Cash Equivalents (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Cash And Cash Equivalents [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 2,577	$ 1,339	$ 1,007	$ 3,016
Percentage of cash and cash equivalents held with financial institution	29.00%
Cash exceeding FDIC insured limits	$ 507

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Enterprise-Wide Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Enterprise-Wide Information [Abstract]

Summary Of Income Statement Activities For Each Geographic Reportable Region

	Three Months Ended June 30,		Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2012	2011	2012	2011
Revenue – External Customers:
United States	$15,416	$15,523	$45,817	$42,318
China	731	1,135	2,135	2,675
India	235	109	770	109
	$16,382	$16,767	$48,722	$45,102
Revenue – Intersegments:
United States	$155	$285	$351	$726
China	4,369	4,529	11,940	12,001
Other	297	118	717	379
Eliminations	(4,821)	(4,932)	(13,008)	(13,106)
	$ -	$-	$-	$-
Income before income taxes:
United States	$1,329	$1,611	$3,995	$2,134
China	488	777	1,481	1,882
India	(340)	(214)	(850)	(552)
Other	(4)	9	10	28
	$1,473	$2,183	$4,636	$3,492

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Share Based Compensation (Schedule Of Share-Based Compensation Expenses) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Total share-based compensation expense	$ 142	$ 214	$ 550	$ 635
Total share-based compensation expense (net of tax)	109	184	437	557
Cost Of Sales [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Total share-based compensation expense	33	29	100	163
Research And Development [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Total share-based compensation expense	(42)	29	21	91
Selling [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Total share-based compensation expense	26	27	78	71
Administration [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Total share-based compensation expense	$ 125	$ 129	$ 351	$ 310

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Trade Accounts Receivable (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Trade Accounts Receivable [Abstract]
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 143	$ 204

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Trade Accounts Receivable (Schedule Of Trade Accounts Receivable) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Trade Accounts Receivable [Abstract]
Beginning balance	$ 204	$ 150
Charges to bad debt expense	19	75
Write-offs, recoveries and adjustments	(80)	(21)
Ending balance	$ 143	$ 204

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Organization And Basis Of Presentation

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Organization And Basis Of Presentation [Abstract]

Organization And Basis Of Presentation

Note 1. Organization and Basis of Presentation

Williams Controls, Inc., including its wholly-owned subsidiaries as follows, is hereinafter referred to as the “Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us.”

The following are the Company’s active wholly-owned subsidiaries:Williams Controls Industries, Inc.; Williams (Suzhou) Controls Co. Ltd.; Williams Controls Europe GmbH; and Williams Controls India Private Limited.

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (which include normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented.Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2011.The results of operations for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the entire fiscal year.

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions, based upon all known facts and circumstances, that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of issuance of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods.Management makes these estimates using the best information available at the time the estimates are made; however, actual results may differ materially from these estimates.Estimates are used in accounting for, among other things, allowance for doubtful accounts, excess and obsolete inventory, useful lives for depreciation and amortization, future cash flows associated with impairment testing for long-lived assets, pension and post-retirement medical benefit obligations, product warranty, share-based compensation expense, income taxes and commitments and contingencies.

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries.All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.A reclassification of amounts reported in the prior period financial statements has been made to conform to classification used in the current period financial statements.This reclassification did not have any impact on the Company’s financial condition, overall results of operations or cash flows.

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Inventories (Schedule Of Inventories) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Inventories [Abstract]
Raw materials	$ 6,304	$ 8,549
Work in process	50	62
Finished goods	2,586	2,723
Inventories	$ 8,940	$ 11,334

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Share Based Compensation (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of qualified stock plans			2
Granted options			1,666
Intrinsic value of stock options exercised	$ 47	$ 32	$ 311	$ 32
Cash received from exercises of stock options		29	28	29
Non-Vested Stock Options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total unrecognized compensation costs	500		500
Expected recognition weighted average period			2 years
Non-Vested Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total unrecognized compensation costs	$ 746		$ 746
Expected recognition weighted average period			3 years

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 2,577	$ 1,339
Trade accounts receivable, net	10,397	10,561
Other accounts receivable	657	944
Inventories	8,940	11,334
Deferred income taxes	847	847
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	556	552
Total current assets	23,974	25,577
Property, plant and equipment, net	8,708	9,446
Deferred income taxes	3,061	3,181
Other assets, net	317	337
Total assets	36,060	38,541
Current Liabilities:
Revolving loan facility	908	1,575
Accounts payable	4,557	5,599
Accrued expenses	4,798	5,536
Current portion of employee benefit obligations	201	201
Total current liabilities	10,464	12,911
Long-term Liabilities:
Employee benefit obligations	7,287	8,069
Other long-term liabilities	134	126
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred Stock ($.01 par value, 50,000,000 authorized) Series C (No shares were issued and outstanding at June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011)
Common stock ($.01 par value, 12,500,000 authorized; 7,341,659 and 7,302,339 issued and outstanding at June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011, respectively)	73	73
Additional paid-in capital	39,019	38,521
Accumulated deficit	(11,024)	(11,108)
Treasury stock (332,593 shares at June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011)	(2,734)	(2,734)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(7,159)	(7,317)
Total stockholders' equity	18,175	17,435
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 36,060	$ 38,541

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Enterprise-Wide Information (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue - External Customers	$ 16,382	$ 16,767	$ 48,722	$ 45,102
Income before income taxes	1,473	2,183	4,636	3,492
United States [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue - External Customers	15,416	15,523	45,817	42,318
Revenue - Intersegments	155	285	351	726
Income before income taxes	1,329	1,611	3,995	2,134
China [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue - External Customers	731	1,135	2,135	2,675
Revenue - Intersegments	4,369	4,529	11,940	12,001
Income before income taxes	488	777	1,481	1,882
India [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue - External Customers	235	109	770	109
Income before income taxes	(340)	(214)	(850)	(552)
Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue - Intersegments	297	118	717	379
Income before income taxes	(4)	9	10	28
Eliminations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue - Intersegments	$ (4,821)	$ (4,932)	$ (13,008)	$ (13,106)

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Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Comprehensive Income (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012
Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Change in pension liability adjustment, tax effect	$ 21	$ 62
Foreign currency translation adjustments, tax effect	$ 5	$ 21

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Debt (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate basis spread	1.75%
Variable rate basis	plus the 1,2,3,6 or 12 month LIBOR rate
Minimum LIBOR advance amount	$ 100,000
U. S. Bank [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maturity date	Jun. 30, 2014
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	15,000,000
Amount borrowing capacity is reduced by guarantee	1,299,000
Williams Controls Inc [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maturity date	Jun. 30, 2013
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	1,299,000
Line of credit facility, outstanding amount	$ 908,000

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Inventories (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Inventories [Abstract]

Schedule Of Inventories

	June 30, 2012	September 30, 2011
Raw materials	$6,304	$8,549
Work in process	50	62
Finished goods	2,586	2,723
	$8,940	$11,334

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Earnings Per Share (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net income	$ 845	$ 1,506	$ 2,753	$ 2,373
Less: Dividends paid and income attributable to participating securities	(10)	(12)	(36)	(14)
Net income available to common stockholders	$ 835	$ 1,494	$ 2,717	$ 2,359
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	7,338,423	7,300,277	7,321,202	7,294,519
Basic earnings per share	$ 0.11	$ 0.20	$ 0.37	$ 0.32
Effect of dilutive securities	178,868	203,036	190,731	174,654
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	7,517,291	7,503,313	7,511,933	7,469,173
Diluted earnings per share	$ 0.11	$ 0.20	$ 0.36	$ 0.32
Shares not considered in the diluted EPS calculation	192,668	188,956	192,668	188,956

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Product Warranty (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Product Warranty [Abstract]

Schedule Of Reconciliation Of The Changes In Warranty Liability

	June 30, 2012	September 30, 2011
Beginning balance	$1,076	$1,578
Payments	(561)	(1,215)
Additional accruals	451	713
Ending balance	$966	$1,076

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Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 2,753	$ 2,373
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
Depreciation and amortization	1,588	1,707
Stock-based compensation	550	635
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Receivables, net	451	(1,854)
Inventories	2,394	(3,125)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(4)	(346)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(1,844)	1,000
Other	(384)	(185)
Net cash provided by operating activities	5,504	205
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(958)	(2,243)
Net cash used in investing activities	(958)	(2,243)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings on revolving loan facility	12,905	7,682
Payments on revolving loan facility	(13,572)	(6,800)
Cash dividend on common stock	(2,669)	(882)
Net proceeds from exercise of stock options	28	29
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(3,308)	29
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	1,238	(2,009)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	1,339	3,016
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	2,577	1,007
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Income taxes paid	2,200	841
Interest paid	$ 30	$ 32

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets [Abstract]
Preferred stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized	50,000,000	50,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	0	0
Common stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	12,500,000	12,500,000
Common stock, shares issued	7,341,659	7,302,339
Common stock, shares outstanding	7,341,659	7,302,339
Treasury stock, shares	332,593	332,593

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Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Note 10. Income Taxes

As of June 30, 2012, the Company had no unrecognized tax benefits, interest or penalties.

The Company’s subsidiary in China was entitled to a five-year tax holiday, pursuant to which it was exempted from paying the enterprise income tax for calendar year 2007, the year in which it first had positive earnings, and calendar year 2008.Additionally, the Company was eligible for and did receive, reduced enterprise income tax rates of 10%, 11% and 12% for the calendar years 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively.The income tax benefits of the tax holiday for the nine months ended June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2011 were $45 and $221, respectively.The per share effect of the tax holiday on a fully diluted basis for the same periods were $0.01 and $0.03, respectively.The tax holiday for the Company's China subsidiary expired at the end of calendar 2011 and reverted to the full statutory tax rate of 25% beginning in calendar 2012.During the second quarter of fiscal 2012, the Company determined it would not indefinitely reinvest all of its earnings in China and therefore began recording in the second quarter of fiscal 2012 additional U.S. tax expense associated with those earnings.

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Document And Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jul. 31, 2012
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Entity Registrant Name	WILLIAMS CONTROLS INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000854860
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-30
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		7,379,712

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Commitments And Contingencies

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Commitments And Contingencies [Abstract]

Commitments And Contingencies

Note 11. Commitments and Contingencies

The Company and its subsidiaries are parties to various pending judicial and administrative proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business.The Company’s management and legal counsel have reviewed the probable outcome of these proceedings, the costs and expenses reasonably expected to be incurred, the availability and limits of the Company’s insurance coverage, and the Company’s established liabilities.While the outcome of the pending proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, based on its review, management believes that any unrecorded liability that may result will not have a material effect on the Company’s liquidity, financial condition or results of operations.

The soil and groundwater at the Company’s Portland, Oregon facility contains certain contaminants, which were deposited from approximately 1968 through 1995.Some of this contamination has migrated offsite to neighboring properties.The Company has retained an environmental consulting firm to investigate the extent of the contamination and to determine what remediation will be required and the associated costs.During fiscal 2004, the Company entered into the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality’s (“DEQ”) voluntary clean-up program.In November 2011, the DEQ adjusted its Risk Based Concentration (“RBC”) levels.The Company performed an evaluation of the effect of the adjusted RBC levels and recorded a $225 reduction to its environmental liability during the first quarter of fiscal 2012.As of June 30, 2012, the total liability recorded is $625 and is recorded in accrued expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet.

During the second quarter of fiscal 2011, the Company entered into a settlement agreement regarding a lawsuit brought by a former Chief Executive Officer of the Company.The total cost of the settlement was $250 and consisted of a cash payment of $200 and issuance of 4,613 shares of common stock.The stock was issued and payment was made during the third quarter of fiscal 2011.The impact of this settlement on the first nine months fiscal 2011 condensed consolidated statement of operations was approximately $100.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Income [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 16,382	$ 16,767	$ 48,722	$ 45,102
Cost of sales	11,517	11,099	33,972	30,692
Gross profit	4,865	5,668	14,750	14,410
Operating expenses:
Research and development	1,048	1,318	3,445	3,688
Selling	760	704	2,230	2,080
Administration	1,445	1,412	4,119	5,034
Total operating expenses	3,253	3,434	9,794	10,802
Operating income	1,612	2,234	4,956	3,608
Other expenses:
Interest expense, net	28	23	101	47
Other expense, net	111	28	219	69
Total other expenses	139	51	320	116
Income before income taxes	1,473	2,183	4,636	3,492
Income tax expense	628	677	1,883	1,119
Net income	$ 845	$ 1,506	$ 2,753	$ 2,373
Net income per common share - basic	$ 0.11	$ 0.20	$ 0.37	$ 0.32
Weighted average shares used in per share calculation - basic	7,338,423	7,300,277	7,321,202	7,294,519
Net income per common share - diluted	$ 0.11	$ 0.20	$ 0.36	$ 0.32
Weighted average shares used in per share calculation - diluted	7,517,291	7,503,313	7,511,933	7,469,173
Cash dividends per share	$ 0.12	$ 0.12	$ 0.36	$ 0.12

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Accrued Expenses

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Accrued Expenses [Abstract]

Accrued Expenses

Note 5.Accrued Expenses

Accrued expenses consist of the following:

	June 30, 2012	September 30, 2011
Environmental liability	$625	$869
Accrued product warranty	966	1,076
Accrued compensation and benefits	2,200	2,262
Income tax payable	380	750
Other	627	579
	$4,798	$5,536

For further discussion related to the Company’s product warranty liability and environmental liability, refer to Notes 6 and 11, respectively.

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Inventories

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Inventories [Abstract]

Inventories

Note 4. Inventories

Inventories consist of the following:

	June 30, 2012	September 30, 2011
Raw materials	$6,304	$8,549
Work in process	50	62
Finished goods	2,586	2,723
	$8,940	$11,334

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Accrued Expenses (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Accrued Expenses [Abstract]

Schedule Of Accrued Expenses

	June 30, 2012	September 30, 2011
Environmental liability	$625	$869
Accrued product warranty	966	1,076
Accrued compensation and benefits	2,200	2,262
Income tax payable	380	750
Other	627	579
	$4,798	$5,536

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Share Based Compensation

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Share Based Compensation [Abstract]

Share Based Compensation

Note 12. Share Based Compensation

The Company currently has two qualified stock plans: the 2010 Restated Stock Option Plan (the "Employee Plan") and the 2010 Restated Formula Stock Option Plan for non-employee Directors (the “Formula Plan”).Under the terms of the Employee Plan, the Company may grant incentive stock options, non-qualified options, both of which must have an exercise price of not less than the fair market value on the date of grant, or restricted stock.Under the terms of the Formula Plan, non-employee directors are each automatically granted 1,666 options at a price equal to the market value on the date of grant, which is the date of the Annual Meeting of Stockholders each year.

Stock Options

Information regarding outstanding stock options as of June 30, 2012 is as follows:

	Number of Shares	Weighted Average Exercise Price	Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term	Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at September 30, 2011	834,080	$9.05	5.4 years	$2,467
Granted	8,330	11.10
Exercised	(55,713)	5.62
Cancelled/Forfeited	(39,785)	9.92
Outstanding at June 30, 2012	746,912	$9.28	4.8 years	$2,756
Exercisable at June 30, 2012	595,324	$9.23	4.1 years	$2,298

The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents pre-tax intrinsic value that would have been realized if all options had been exercised on the last business day of the period indicated, based on the Company’s closing stock price on that day.The intrinsic value of all stock options exercised during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012 was $47 and $311 respectively. Cash received from these exercises was $28 as shares were surrendered to cover the exercise price in majority of the exercises.The intrinsic value of all stock options exercised during the nine months ended June 30, 2011 was $32 and the cash received from these exercises was $29.

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The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions used for grants issued during the nine months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011:

	2012	2011
Expected term	7.6 years	7.4 years
Expected volatility	40%	45%
Risk-free interest rate	1.59%	2.91%
Expected dividend yield	4.32%	4.32%
Estimated average fair value per option granted	$2.87	$3.48

Restricted Stock

Information regarding outstanding restricted stock awards as of June 30, 2012 is as follows:

	Shares	Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Nonvested at September 30, 2011	106,800	$10.92
Granted	3,500	10.95
Vested	(14,900)	11.10
Cancelled/Forfeited	(7,100)	10.73
Nonvested at June 30, 2012	88,300	$10.91

The restricted stock in the above table was granted to employees under the Employee Plan and vest over a four-year period from the date of grant.

Expense Information

The Company’s share-based compensation expenses were recorded in the following expense categories for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011:

	Three Months Ended June 30,		Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2012	2011	2012	2011
Cost of sales	$33	$29	$100	$163
Research and development	(42)	29	21	91
Selling	26	27	78	71
Administration	125	129	351	310
Total share-based compensation expense	$142	$214	$550	$635
Total share-based compensation expense (net of tax)	$109	$184	$437	$557

As of June 30, 2012, there was $500 of total unrecognized compensation costs related to non-vested stock options and $746 related to non-vested restricted stock.The unrecognized compensation costs are expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.0 years for non-vested stock options and 3.0 years for non-vested restricted stock.

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Earnings Per Share

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

Note 8. Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) is computed by dividing net earnings available to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, which has been modified to include the effects of all outstanding participating securities (unvested restricted stock awards with a right to receive dividends) as prescribed by the two-class method, during the period.Diluted EPS is computed similarly, but reflects the potential dilution that would occur if dilutive options were exercised and restricted stock awards were vested.

Following is a reconciliation of basic EPS and diluted EPS:

	Three Months Ended June 30,			Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2012	2011	2012		2011
Basic EPS:
Net income	$845	$1,506	$2,753		$2,373
Less: Dividends paid and income attributable to participating securities	(10)	(12)	(36)		(14)
Net income available to common stockholders	$835	$1,494	$2,717		$2,359
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	7,338,423	7,300,277	7,321,202		7,294,519
Basic earnings per share	$0.11	$0.20	$0.37		$0.32
Diluted EPS:
Net income available to common stockholders	$835	$1,494	$2,717		$2,359
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	7,338,423	7,300,277	7,321,202		7,294,519
Effect of dilutive securities	178,868	203,036	190,731		174,654
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	7,517,291	7,503,313	7,511,933		7,469,173
Diluted earnings per share	$0.11	$0.20	$0.36		$0.32

For the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, the Company had stock options covering 192,668 and 188,956 shares, respectively, which were not considered in the diluted EPS calculation since they would have been antidilutive.

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Product Warranty

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Product Warranty [Abstract]

Product Warranty

Note 6.Product Warranty

The Company establishes a product warranty liability based on a percentage of product sales.The liability is further adjusted to reflect historical product return rates, as well as additional amounts relating to significant and specific warranty issues, and is included in accrued expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.Warranty is limited to a specified time period, mileage or hours of use, and varies by product, application and customer.The Company has recorded a liability, which in the opinion of management, is adequate to cover such warranty costs.Warranty payments can vary significantly from quarter to quarter and year to year depending on the timing of the settlement of warranty claims with various customers.Following is a reconciliation of the changes in the Company’s warranty liability for the nine months ended June 30, 2012 and the year ended September 30, 2011.

	June 30, 2012	September 30, 2011
Beginning balance	$1,076	$1,578
Payments	(561)	(1,215)
Additional accruals	451	713
Ending balance	$966	$1,076

The difference in warranty payments between fiscal 2012 and 2011 primarily relates to a full year of payments for September 30, 2011 compared to nine months of payments for June 30, 2012 and to a lesser degree the timing of payments of warranty claims related to one customer in fiscal 2011, which were accrued during fiscal 2010.

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Debt

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Debt [Abstract]

Debt

Note 7. Debt

In June 2012, the Company amended its revolving loan facility with U.S. Bank, which now matures on June 30, 2014.The amended revolving loan facility provides for $15,000 in borrowing capacity and is secured by substantially all the assets of the Company.The interest rate under the new agreement is 1.75% plus the 1,2,3,6 or 12 month LIBOR rate.The minimum LIBOR advance amount is $100. The Company is subject to a quarterly and annual financial covenant under the revolving loan facility.At June 30, 2012, the Company was in compliance with its financial covenant.

As of June 30, 2012, the Company does not have a balance outstanding on the U.S. revolving loan facility.In January 2011, the Company became a guarantor for its subsidiary in India for a line of credit of up to $1,299, of which $908 was outstanding as of June 30, 2012.The line of credit of the Company’s India subsidiary has also been amended, with a new expiration date on June 30, 2013.The full guarantee of $1,299 reduces the Company’s borrowing capacity under the revolving loan with U.S. Bank by the same amount.

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Employee Benefit Plans

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Employee Benefit Plans [Abstract]

Employee Benefit Plans

Note 9. Employee Benefit Plans

Pension Plans

Disclosures regarding the components of net periodic benefit cost and contributions of pension plans are included below:

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost:
	Salaried Employees Plan
	Three Months Ended June 30,		Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2012	2011	2012	2011
Interest cost	$66	$66	$198	$198
Expected return on plan assets	(45)	(51)	(135)	(153)
Amortization of loss	35	34	105	102
Net periodic benefit cost	$56	$49	$168	$147

	Hourly Employees Plan
	Three Months Ended June 30,		Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2012	2011	2012	2011
Service cost	$12	$13	$36	$39
Interest cost	119	120	357	360
Expected return on plan assets	(90)	(81)	(270)	(243)
Amortization of prior service cost	1	3	3	9
Amortization of loss	49	50	147	150
Net periodic benefit cost	$91	$105	$273	$315

During the nine months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, the Company contributed $887 and $828, respectively, to the pension plans.The Company expects total contributions to its pension plans for the remainder of fiscal 2012 to be $253.

Post Retirement Medical Plan

Interim financial statement disclosures regarding the components of net periodic benefit cost and contributions of the Company’s post-retirement medical plan are included below.The Company did not make any contributions to the post-retirement plan during the nine months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011.

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost:
	Post-Retirement Plan
	Three Months Ended June 30,		Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2012	2011	2012	2011
Interest cost	$28	$31	$84	$93
Amortization	(29)	(27)	(87)	(81)
Net periodic benefit cost	$ (1)	$4	$(3)	$12

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Product Warranty (Schedule Of Reconciliation Of The Changes The Warranty Liability) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Product Warranty [Abstract]
Beginning balance	$ 1,076	$ 1,578
Payments	(561)	(1,215)
Additional accruals	451	713
Ending balance	$ 966	$ 1,076

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Trade Accounts Receivable (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Trade Accounts Receivable [Abstract]

Schedule Of Trade Accounts Receivable

	June 30, 2012	September 30, 2011
Beginning balance	$204	$150
Charges to bad debt expense	19	75
Write-offs, recoveries and adjustments	(80)	(21)
Ending balance	$143	$204

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Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Post Retirement Medical Plan [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Schedule Of Components Of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost:
	Post-Retirement Plan
	Three Months Ended June 30,		Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2012	2011	2012	2011
Interest cost	$28	$31	$84	$93
Amortization	(29)	(27)	(87)	(81)
Net periodic benefit cost	$ (1)	$4	$(3)	$12

Salaried Employees Plan [Member] | Pension Plans [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Schedule Of Components Of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost:
	Salaried Employees Plan
	Three Months Ended June 30,		Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2012	2011	2012	2011
Interest cost	$66	$66	$198	$198
Expected return on plan assets	(45)	(51)	(135)	(153)
Amortization of loss	35	34	105	102
Net periodic benefit cost	$56	$49	$168	$147

Hourly Employees Plan [Member] | Pension Plans [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Schedule Of Components Of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

	Hourly Employees Plan
	Three Months Ended June 30,		Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2012	2011	2012	2011
Service cost	$12	$13	$36	$39
Interest cost	119	120	357	360
Expected return on plan assets	(90)	(81)	(270)	(243)
Amortization of prior service cost	1	3	3	9
Amortization of loss	49	50	147	150
Net periodic benefit cost	$91	$105	$273	$315

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Share Based Compensation (Schedule Of Information Regarding Outstanding Stock Options) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Share Based Compensation [Abstract]
Number of Shares, Outstanding at September 30, 2011	834,080
Number of Shares, Granted	8,330
Number of Shares, Exercised	(55,713)
Number of Shares, Cancelled/Forfeited	(39,785)
Number of Shares, Outstanding at June 30, 2012	746,912	834,080
Number of Shares, Exercisable at June 30, 2012	595,324
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Outstanding at September 30, 2011	$ 9.05
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Granted	$ 11.10
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Exercised	$ 5.62
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Cancelled/Forfeited	$ 9.92
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Outstanding at June 30, 2012	$ 9.28	$ 9.05
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Exercisable at June 30, 2012	$ 9.23
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term, Outstanding at September 30, 2011	4 years 9 months 18 days	5 years 4 months 24 days
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term, Outstanding at June 30, 2012	4 years 9 months 18 days	5 years 4 months 24 days
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term, Exercisable at June 30, 2012	4 years 1 month 6 days
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Outstanding at September 30, 2011	$ 2,467
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Outstanding at June 30, 2012	2,756	2,467
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Exercisable at June 30, 2012	$ 2,298

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Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Comprehensive Income (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income	$ 845	$ 1,506	$ 2,753	$ 2,373
Change in pension liability adjustment, net of tax of ($21) and ($62) for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012, respectively	35		106
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax of ($5) and ($22) for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012, respectively		98	52	175
Comprehensive income	$ 880	$ 1,604	$ 2,911	$ 2,548

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Trade Accounts Receivable

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Trade Accounts Receivable [Abstract]

Trade Accounts Receivable

Note 3. Trade Accounts Receivable

Trade accounts receivable are presented net of an allowance for doubtful accounts of $143 and $204 at June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011, respectively.Activity related to the allowance for doubtful accounts for the nine months ended June 30, 2012 and the full year ended September 30, 2011 consisted of the following:

	June 30, 2012	September 30, 2011
Beginning balance	$204	$150
Charges to bad debt expense	19	75
Write-offs, recoveries and adjustments	(80)	(21)
Ending balance	$143	$204

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Share Based Compensation (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Share Based Compensation [Abstract]

Schedule Of Information Regarding Outstanding Stock Options

	Number of Shares	Weighted Average Exercise Price	Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term	Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at September 30, 2011	834,080	$9.05	5.4 years	$2,467
Granted	8,330	11.10
Exercised	(55,713)	5.62
Cancelled/Forfeited	(39,785)	9.92
Outstanding at June 30, 2012	746,912	$9.28	4.8 years	$2,756
Exercisable at June 30, 2012	595,324	$9.23	4.1 years	$2,298

Schedule Of Fair Value Of Option Grant Estimated On The Date Of Grant Using The Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model

	2012	2011
Expected term	7.6 years	7.4 years
Expected volatility	40%	45%
Risk-free interest rate	1.59%	2.91%
Expected dividend yield	4.32%	4.32%
Estimated average fair value per option granted	$2.87	$3.48

Schedule Of Information Regarding Outstanding Restricted Stock Awards

	Shares	Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Nonvested at September 30, 2011	106,800	$10.92
Granted	3,500	10.95
Vested	(14,900)	11.10
Cancelled/Forfeited	(7,100)	10.73
Nonvested at June 30, 2012	88,300	$10.91

Schedule Of Share-Based Compensation Expenses

	Three Months Ended June 30,		Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2012	2011	2012	2011
Cost of sales	$33	$29	$100	$163
Research and development	(42)	29	21	91
Selling	26	27	78	71
Administration	125	129	351	310
Total share-based compensation expense	$142	$214	$550	$635
Total share-based compensation expense (net of tax)	$109	$184	$437	$557

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Income Taxes (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Tax holiday	5 years
Income tax rate			12.00%	11.00%	10.00%
Income tax benefit of the tax holiday	$ 45	$ 221
Per share effect of the tax holiday on a fully diluted basis	$ 0.01	$ 0.03
Statutory tax rate	25.00%

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Enterprise-Wide Information

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Enterprise-Wide Information [Abstract]

Enterprise-Wide Information

Note 13. Enterprise-wide Information

During the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, the Company operated in three geographic reportable regions.The following table summarizes income statement activities for each geographic reportable region.

	Three Months Ended June 30,		Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2012	2011	2012	2011
Revenue – External Customers:
United States	$15,416	$15,523	$45,817	$42,318
China	731	1,135	2,135	2,675
India	235	109	770	109
	$16,382	$16,767	$48,722	$45,102
Revenue – Intersegments:
United States	$155	$285	$351	$726
China	4,369	4,529	11,940	12,001
Other	297	118	717	379
Eliminations	(4,821)	(4,932)	(13,008)	(13,106)
	$ -	$-	$-	$-
Income before income taxes:
United States	$1,329	$1,611	$3,995	$2,134
China	488	777	1,481	1,882
India	(340)	(214)	(850)	(552)
Other	(4)	9	10	28
	$1,473	$2,183	$4,636	$3,492